Choose Snack Tick
Choose Snack Tick if you want an Indie experience. On Steam, it's currently about 83% cheaper on the Steam Store. Snack Tick launched in 2020.
Snack Tick vs SMYS : Show Me Your Stairs
Snack Tick and SMYS : Show Me Your Stairs both land in Casual on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both are Casual games on Steam. Snack Tick (2020) is 4 years older than SMYS : Show Me Your Stairs (2024). Snack Tick is currently ~83% cheaper on Steam than SMYS : Show Me Your Stairs (1.99 USD vs. 11.99 USD). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose SMYS : Show Me Your Stairs
Choose SMYS : Show Me Your Stairs if you want an Action and Strategy experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2024) and ships with the modern feature baseline. SMYS : Show Me Your Stairs launched in 2024.
Both Snack Tick and SMYS : Show Me Your Stairs sit in Casual on Steam and both list Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen, and Shared/Split Screen PvP, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.
Side-by-side comparison
 Snack Tick |  SMYS : Show Me Your Stairs | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2020 | 2024 |
| Genres | Indie, Casual | Action, Strategy, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | 1.99 USD | 11.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 2 reviews | 8 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op | Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | V Master | StarvingFox Studio |
Side by side
- Both are Casual games on Steam.
- Snack Tick (2020) is 4 years older than SMYS : Show Me Your Stairs (2024).
- Snack Tick is currently ~83% cheaper on Steam than SMYS : Show Me Your Stairs (1.99 USD vs. 11.99 USD).
- Both support cooperative play.
Snack Tick vs SMYS : Show Me Your Stairs — FAQ
- Should I play Snack Tick or SMYS : Show Me Your Stairs first?
- If you want chronology, Snack Tick (2020) came out before SMYS : Show Me Your Stairs (2024). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are Snack Tick and SMYS : Show Me Your Stairs similar?
- They overlap on Casual on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.
- Do both Snack Tick and SMYS : Show Me Your Stairs have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Snack Tick ships Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op; SMYS : Show Me Your Stairs ships Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op.